CONTENTS
Passage 1 Town and Country life in England Passage 2 A Change in Women's Life
Passage 3 A Popular Pastime of the English People Passage 4 British and American Police Officers Passage 5 living Space
Passage 6 The United Nations
Passage 7 Plastic
Passage 8 Display of Goods
Passage 9 Albert Einstein
Passage 10 Private Cars
Passage 11 A Henpecked Husband and His Wife Passage 12 A Young Man's Promise
Passage 13 A Kind Neighbor
Passage 14 That Isn't Our Fault
Passage 15 A Guide's Answer
Passage 16 A Qualified Pilot
Passage 17 Living Tilings React
Pdssage 18 Flowering Plants
Passage 19 Finding the Direction and Location Passage 20 Waves
Passage 21 Soils
Passage22 Crisis
Passage 23 America's Worst Surprise
Passage 24 Great Depression in the U.S. Passage 25 A Place of Our Own
Passage 26 Travel for Work
Passage 27 Intelligence
Passage 28 A Free Dress Every Week
Passage 29 Time
Passage 30 Cartoonists
Passage 31 Water PoUution
Passage 32 Making a Complaint
Passage 33 Where Do the British Live
Passage 34 Will Computers Replace Human Beings Passage 35 Soccer
Passage 36 Artists
Passage 37 Professional Sports in the U.S. Passage38 "Howto" Books
Passage 39 Don'tGive Up
Passage 40 How High Can You Jump
Passage 41 Apology Helps
Passage 42 Sleep
Passage 43 Our Concern
Passage 44 Gardening in America
Passage 45 The Influence of Life
Passage 46 Automobiles
Passage 47 House and Home
Passage 48 Population Growth
Passage49 Natural Resources
Passage50 Reading
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听写
Listen to the following passages. Each passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed ，listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 12 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Passage 1
Town and Country Life in England
There is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others.
In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your
